Religion & Culture

FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): A number of culturists in northeastern Badakhshan province say cultural activities have improved compared to past years and the government should increase its

Some women artists in northern Jawzjan province have asked the government to organise art exhibitions in support of their profession especially painting and drawing.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has called on religious scholars to refrain from engaging in controversial discussions and debates that could confuse the public.

Relaxation of media debts repayment, protection of the historic items in the Mes Aynak mine, formation of a high council for the promotion of languages and finalization of the Journalists Support Fund were part of the last year’s achievements of the Ministry of Information and Cultural Affairs, an official said on Wednesday.

An Irish citizen has embraced Islam in Shahrak district of western Ghor province, an official announced on Wednesday.

Acting Minister of Information and Culture Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwa has arrived in Russia to attend the International Forum of United Cultures in St. Petersburg.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) must fulfill its responsibility towards preserving the historic Jam Minaret in western Ghor province, the deputy information and culture minister said during his trip here.  

Two historical and natural attraction points in the Karan Wa Manjan district of northeaster Badakhshan province have remained hidden from tourists due damaged roads, an official said on Sunday.

Repair works at the ‘Hakim Naser Khosrow Balkhi’s’ tomb has been kicked off in northeastern Badakhshan province, officials said on Saturday.

The Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) says a delegation, led by the deputy minister, has traveled to western Ghor province to assess the condition of the historic Jam Minaret.

The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs (MoHRA) would reimburse $37 to each pilgrim leftover from their paid amount of this year’s Hajj, an official said on Tuesday.   

Experts say that development of the tourism industry could lead to the growth of the local economy and job creation for hundreds of people in central Bamyan province, and if more investment is attracted in this industry, Afghanistan would become a tourist destination in the future.